On the line

Sorry I took so long for this @Caiaphas

After the cougar attack, Akela had taken it easy , until he was able to take care of himself and investigate. Mountain lions were normally at Panther Park, and he wondered if the recent disappearance of the Hoshor Plains  pack had something to do with cougars coming south. They must have followed the herds. His investigation had led him to Otter Creek, the nearest territory to their pack. That's where he had tracked the mountain lion back, but as the trail was old, he lost it do to the rain. Damn it.

However, while thinking about going back and patrol, he picked up on a scent. Fresh and followed it. To any wolf, Blackfeather was a hostile environment, most kept their distances, what he was smelling however, was awfully close to the borders.  Not close enough to justify a kill , Burke had given him orders after all, but close enough to see who it was that dared to come so close to the border. " You must be either crazy or suicidal" he commented as a greeting when he sighted what he was tracking.